Improvement in stbaw-cutter



G. A. EDWARDS.

STRAW CUTTER.

No. 77,599. Patented May 5, 1868.

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Letters Patent No. 77,599, dated May 5, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT 1N STRAW-GUTTER.

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TO ALL'WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

' Be it known thatI, GEORGE A. EDWARDS, of Gentrnlia, iu'the county of Marion, and in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 'in straw-Cutterst'und do hereby declare th'st the following is a full, clear, an dexactodescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters .of reference markedtbereon. v

In the annexed drawings, making a port of this specification, A rc'prcsents' a fr nme, of tiny desired dimensions, and made of any suitable material, and B represents a. movable box, pivoted between the sides thereof, at

g, 'so that the'front 46B of it may work up and down, as may be' required.

The front posts of the frame A are grooved, so .'as toform .woys forthe slidinghead to work ,up and Said siiding'hendF is made, with tongues, to fit in the grooves of the posts,'und has secured to its lower side a straight knife, I, set ate slight angle with the head, so as to'give something of u shear-cut when operated. Gjrepresents a bent or curved knife, made'in the shape shotv'n onthe dtmviiig's', and made fast to the front posts of the fram tA in any suitable manner. E r'epres'ents'a movable arm, pivoted to the hose of the frnine A, and projecting upward, and supports the lever D,'-which is pivoted to it. r.

The, lever D is pivoted-to the head, F',-and,a rm E,'as shown, and is used to .operote suid head, F,-and the knife I, for cuttinghny and straw. H p Extending down from the bottom of the box B is a suitable post, which passes through-acgoss-hnr of the frame A, shown, and around which I adjust a spiral spring, 7:, to throw the be; up when relievedfrom. the

pressure of the hay while cutting the some.

Secured tothesideslof the movohle box B are arms jj, in the top of which I adjust n shaft, I The shaft K is provided with a series of teeth or forks, r r, projecting down into the box,'.nnd, when operated back and forth, feeds the hay onstriaw into or between the knives. I

Entending'forward from this shaft K,-and at' right angles with the teeth r r, is an arm, l, which is held and operatedby means of the cord ni, said cordm being secured to the extremity of thearm Z, and to'tbe movable bead, F,'as shown in the drawings. I p I 1 Having thus fully described my invention, whut I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- V'lhe arrangement of'the pivoted box B upon the coil-spring]; and its shaft K, having rakes r r,' that are operated by the lever 2 92nd cord m, cud ,used in combination with the sliding head F, inclined knife I, and the angular knife 0, on the frame A, all constructed and used as specified, p Intestimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 29th 'day of February, 1863,

GEORGE A. EDWARDS.

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